at a small airport trying to get his name removed from the divorce papers and asking silverman not toalk about him. simon and lauren silverman reuniting in france. >> friends, family and anderson, paying final respects to gia allemand theew york as it's revealed "bachelorette" star left a handwritten suicide note. indicating itort was found on her dining room simply saying "mom gets everything." >> unable to hold back the tears. >> he had a really big heart. california teen hannah anderson speaking for the first time about her ordeal, reer

. >> lauren silverman is said to be ten weeks pregnant with cowell's child. her husband, yes, husband, real estate mogul, andrew silverman, filed for divorce. i wonder what facilitated the divorce. >> the silvermans have a 7-year-old son and are officially separated. i wonder if cowell and his buddy are still friends. >> i'm going to go no. >>> a baby elephant who is a quick learning when it comes to keeping cool. little belle. >> we're using the word little very loosely here. belle is 330 pounds already. and she puts on a few pounds every, single day. she knows how to eat. and she knows how to cool off when the days get hot. >> check her out. when she's enjoying herself like that, the zoo keepers call it having her own pool time. they've ordered some bigger pools for her. that's one tough pool. she's 330 pounds. >>> most of us cannot function without our high-tech toys and tools. a weather man in miami proves you can still get the job done when you don't have these things. >> when a computer glitch knocked out the graphics, john got creative. he whipped up o

silverman's parents. that was the one truth in this initial story.e i was asked to resign the following day. >>> usher's 5-year-old son remains in the hospital. but as he recovers, there's more family drama. the child's mother, usher's ex- wife has moved to try to gain custody of her children. >> reporter: the 5-year-old son of singer usher is recovering after a brush with death in the family's pool. but the near tragedy has reignited the

she is still married to real estate mogul andrew silverman, who filed for divorce two weeks ago.'s reports that andrew has mentioned the allegation of adultery in his divorce filings. this is something in a no-fault state, new york, that you don't normally see. there's an emotional agenda going on. >> reporter: the brutally honest, sharp-tongued former "american idol" judge, who is normally anything but silent -- >> are the rumors true? >> reporter: had no comment wednesday night, as he left the set of "the x factor" just hours after the reports began to surface that the 53-year-old is going to be a father for the first time. >> reporter: simon and lauren met through andrew. they all sort of vacationed together in the caribbean. everything we've been told is that lauren is ecstatic to be having this baby with simon. she is happy with simon. and this is very much a good thing for her. >> reporter: silverman is reported to be about ten weeks pregnant. cowell learned just around july 10th. >> i think sleeping with your best friend's wife, is the ultimate betrayal. the trust level yo

today silverman was photographed arriving in france. reunited with him for the first time since settling her divorce in new york. simon's ex-fiance was spotted leaving his house this morning after attending last night's premiere. at the premiere simon says he already feels like a father to the one direction boys. there were tears unleashed by fans as harry stiles rushed the camera and gave a kiss. and simon had a confident express of chest hair in his shirt. >> i remember somebody once said he had nipples like pepper mill grinders. >> is that good or bad? as simon's old producer nigel lythgoe joined. >> what kind of father will he be? >> he'll probably tell the kid off every day. >> all kidding aside, nigel says he was just as stunned as everyone else when he first heard the father news. >> i seriously was. i thought he was a confirmed bachelor and especially -- >> he thought he was too. >> well, i don't think he really thought this relationship was going to be going anywhere in truth. it was his best friend's wife. so i think it came a

silverman is also reportedly threatening to sue for sole custody of his son on the basis of the fact an unfit mother. >> what's clear we don't know the truth. there are three people in the world that know what they knew and when they knew it and it's up to them to work it out. >> i just wanted -- >> reporter: until then there will likely be no shortage of interest in this public and messy love triangle. according to at least one media report simon cowell is seeking solace in the south of france. apparently he's gone on a month-long vacation. that's what you do when things get complicated. head to saint-tropez. >> we did hear his mother is excited about being a grandmother. at least some good news. >> i suppose. >> going to the south of france. >>> coming up on "gma" a new career for david beckham. we'll tell you where he could be getting his next paycheck. "pop news" after the break. shjust graduated and got a freelance gig. it's not going very well. so she's coming to the new samsung experience shop at best buy to find all the galaxy devices she needs. and get personalized demos. wh

paparazzi snaps show a distracted looking lauren silverman toy shopping with her 7-year-old son in theeekend. the new york socialite carrying simon cowell's love child was reportedly taking a break from crisis talks with her husband andrew silverman over custody of their son. according to website tmz, her friends say she's crying foul saying her real estate tycoon hubby knew all along that she and cowell were seeing each other. >> have you spoken to simon since the news broke? >> reporter: also this morning, cowell is reportedly worried the scandal could be a disaster for his public image. >> nasty, nasty, nasty. >> reporter: nicknamed mr. nasty for his ruthless judgment on "the x factor" -- >> never ever ever again. it's a resounding no. >> reporter: -- cowell is allegedly worried even he can't get away with being this bad. >> i think part of the fact that simon cowell's kind of the guy we love to hate is actually going to help him through an incident like this. i can only imagine if it was ryan seacrest or somebody with a clean-cut image trying to go through this, they would be decim

he confirmed he's having a child with lauren silverman.simon cowell. >> reporter: just call him daddy. that's right. the judge everyone loves to hate is revealing his softer side. at red carpet event in london tuesday night, the "x factor" creator confirmed that he and 35-year-old socialite lauren silverman are expecting a child together. >> it's the best time of my life. i'm proud to be a dad. >> reporter: while the music moogen admits he never contemplated fatherhood before, he's up to the challenge. >> something i hadn't thought of before. now that i know, i feel good about it. >> it's weird hearing simon cowell talk about being a father. >> reporter: this marks the first time could has spoken publicly about his relationship with silverman, the estranged wife of his former close friend, andrew silverman. >> a very special girl. >> reporter: simon was waiting for things to calm down even to see lauren in person. now that her divorce has been finalized, he's probably more comfortable speaking out. >> reporter: last week, could learned he

he says silverman is a, quote, very special girl.hile he hadn't thought of fatherhood before, now that he knows, he feels good about it. >> all right. good for him. >> absolutely. >>> fun video here that anyone with a pet, particularly a dog, that resists to being cleaned can appreciate this one. this dog does not want a bath. >> he goes all out to avoid the soap and the water. he's playing dead, if you haven't been able to tell. he's not being cooperative at all. being dragged across the floor, a dead weight. >> your son's going to do that soon. eventually, he gets up and runs around the room a little bit. enough to make anybody wonder, if this is what it's like getting him washed up, what's it like getting him dried off, right? cool dog. >> poor thing. >>> finally, number three in a series of videos we've seen throughout the summer. it is their most elaborate one yet. that's why it's our "play of the day." >> here they go again. the jam bros. they've been making up elaborate pool dunks for weeks now. but we've never seen one with a

because i look after them. >> today silverman starting to show was photographed arriving in france. is reported she will reunite with simon for the first time since settling her divorce in new york. interesting to note, simon's ex-fiance was spotted leaving his house this morning. after attending last night's premiere. at the premiere, simon said he feels look a father to one direction boys. the fans turned out in the thousand at lester square. ♪ ♪ there were ecstatic tears unleashed by fans. harry styles rushed the camera gave the a kiss. simon felt the love and signed autographs. and a confident display of chest hair as he unleashed his glory in a white shirt. >> some one said that he had nipples like pepper mill grinders. >> is that good or i think bad. simon's old producer, joined access hollywood live. >> what do you think what kind of father will simon cowell be, nigel. >> probably tell the kid off. >> he was just as stunned as everyone else he heard the father new. >> i seriously was. thought he was a confirmed bachelor. >> he thought he was too. >> yeah. >> i don't really th

is married to his friend, andrew silverman. the silvermans are in the midst of a nasty divorce and the affair between cowell and the beautiful brunette is certainly going to be adding fuel to the fire. friends say they were having a casual relationship and simon believed she was on birth control. one of her pals describe lauren as a gold digger. the silvermans have been living the good life in new york's upper eastside home worth $6 million. cowell who earns and estimated $95 million a year owns a 9500 square foot mansion in beverly hills worth $22 million. this will be the first child for the x factor judge and "american idol" creator. lauren is 2 1/2 months pregnant we hear. the news comes after cowell split with his fiance said last year it was too late for him to have children. the "new york post" cites a 2009 interview where cowell was asked if he ever wants to have children and he answered, god no. in ail pril of this past year, the post quotes the 53-year-old music mogul saying he no longer ruled out children if he could

depp: earlier in the concert, jeff silverman is taking pictures in the front row. depp: morrison's poem, "the celebration of the lizard," was to take up one whole side of the doors' next album, but paul rothchild chooses not to include it. jim's behavior is becoming unpredictable, and rothchild is under pressure to get another record out while the band is hot. he fills out the side with unused songs from their first album. despite the raw intensity of new songs like "five to one" and "unknown soldier"... critics dismiss the record. but fans judge it differently. both the album and morrison's "hello, i love you" hit number one. [ unintelligible shouting ] something like that. man: don't over blow, jim. you got a long way to go. why not? depp: in 1968, the doors begin recording "the soft parade." paul rothchild produces, with bruce botnick as his engineer. ♪ we don't matter why depp: jim has begun coming into the studio drunk or high. robby writes half the songs on "soft parade," and for the first time, he and jim separate their writing credits. [ mumbling ] in afric

, andrew silverman. >> simon has been friends with her husband for years.ch closer to simon as her marriage deteriorated. >> reporter: "us weekly" is reporting the 36-year-old is about ten weeks pregnant, despite a younger cowell telling "access hollywood," he never wanted children. >> simon, we want you to have kids. >> why? >> we want you to be a father someday. >> no one could work a crazy schedule like simon with kids. so, now, he's scrambling to re-evaluate what this means for his life. >> reporter: but now, some wonder if the music hitmaker has slowly been changing his tune. just last year he told a magazine, i do really, really like kids because i can talk to them and listen to them. the problem has always been how much time you need to devote to bringing up kids. and i've always dedicated all my life to work. >> underneath that gruff exterior is a real human being with feelings. i think it's going to really make him shockingly more popular in the long run. >> reporter: fox, which airs cowell's "x factor," tells abc news, it has no comment. cowell di

reportedly fathering a child with socialite lauren silverman.rman have reportedly been dating for several months. so far, no comment from the expectant father. >>> just in time for the dog days of summer, comes the debut of dog tv. this is real, folks. directv launches the channel today. it's designed for stay at home dogs. it will cost you $4.99 a month if you're willing to pay. the programming is specially designed for dogs' unique hearing and vision. guess what? no commercials. but, again, if it does go up against "early start" we'll crush it. so, dogs, be aware. >>> time now for "new day." >>> "new day" is dog tv. >> working dogs. >> student dogs. >>> all right, it's almost the top of hour. here, time for the top news. ♪ >>> judgment day. breaking new details, what life was like for the cleveland three in captivity. ariel astro to be sentenced this morning and one of the woman he vinlt mized will be there to face him. >>> a-rod reportedly now in talks with major league baseball, the league wants a ban, can they make a deal that keeps him in

silverman family attorneys also had no comment. home for sale in los angeles. in december they attended the same charity event in barbados. silverman seated next to cowell's then fiancee. >> she's beautiful, brunette, exotic, very much like other women he has been seen with before. the shocker is that he got her pregnant. >> reporter: cowell has dated a string of brunettes over the years, but he's never been married. he told "gq" magazine that he definitely ruled out having kids at his age, adding, "with the way i live my life, i wouldn't have the patience. i'd sort of want people born at the age of 10." so would a baby of his own turn simon into a softy. >> your dancing is terrible. the singing was horrendous. >> reporter: he may soon learn that some voices can'ting shushed, no matter how off key. katy turr, new york. >> this is on the front page of a lot of newspapers across the country. >> a lot of people are talking about it. >> coming up -- >> not delivering, apparently. >> mark your calendars. this is the time of day when al

new andrew silverman, simon's friend, is faking his outrage over his wife lauren rom cowell.eloper apparently knew what was going on and is more upset that his bromance with simon is over. howie mandel fresh off nbc's live quarterfinals at radio city says simon needs to get one thing straight. >> apparently it is, right? did you talk to mowry povich. >> andrew, you are not the father. >> joking aside, former prosecutor loni coombs says a d.n.a. test is a good idea. >>king on child should make sure you are the father of the child. >> host nick cannon looking forward to having a new baby around. t will be crazy. wearing v-necked shirts, chest all out. cowell cowell's kid

andrew silverman, the current husband, and lauren silverman, the woman in question, are kind of launchingey're not saying things publicly, but she's apparently saying he knew all along this was happy. >> minions. >> and then, of course, andrew is saying, of course not. he's trying to get sole custody of the child. >> she is saying -- >> who is trying to get sole custody? >> andrew is trying to get sole custody of their 7-year-old. >> i read in the paper today, and it's alleged that she he knew all about it all along and she shout she couldn't get pregnant. how about us knowing all that information. >> i can't get pregnant, you know -- >> neither can i. >> that's for sure. neither can you. but -- >> this is -- >> move over. it's over. >> it ain't over until it's over. >> weird, weird, weird. >> move on. we're done with that. leah remini. >> left scientology. >> and that is a big deal. now apparent ly she's said she's going to write her story, her memoir. and now it's being reported she's going to get big bucks, like in the millions for it. because not only is it a celebrity story, scientol

scott martin, sam of s&p capital iq, and phil silverman of kings view capital. you, martin, i think, scott, you talked about the retailers, i think, in the first part, but i got to tell you something. last week, the retailers were crushed, but this morning, express, after the bell guests, maybe the consumers' not tapped out after all? >> no, i don't think they are quite tapped out yet, charles. the question is, how much is left, though? the job market is such and hourly earnings such where they are not rising. we create 170,000 jobs a month, and that's not pushing up wages. that's a tough road to hoe for the consumer. the economic data, i'm there's a report tomorrow, charles, on gdp, the second revision. it's really a big look at look at gdp. it's the pivot point. gdp came out last month hotter than expected, look at the second pivot point here to see where the gdp's going, up or down, and it's got a big consumer number in there, buddy. watch that. consumers drive 70% of the economy, and if gdp's going up, it's because the consumer's going up. charles: handicap

french connection, docking in monaco where he's babyed to reunite with mama lauren silverman for the first time since she hammered million divorce deal. disneyland date for the beckhams. theirand victoria pushing kids in disneyland. doting dad and h & m model. celine dion and her hubby about to make bank. their florida mansion on the market for a whopping $72 million. has a giant water park, including a lazy river and video arcade. this weekend, tina turner husband,n her new ike., and her ex, she tells oprah she changed her to tina. anna mae >> because if i ran away, tina was his name, was it patented. >> so he could own you. parton'st, dolly "extra" tell-all from her health scare to secret marriage and reclusive marriage. >> he's glad when i'm gone, he's glad when i'm home. strahan man cave transformation. >> i wouldn't feel like a man up in here. gervais burning through money. michael j.ak peek at fox's big tv comeback. an autograph?ign brought to you by scott. >> coming up, all-new dolly parton. we're in nashville with the country le >> it was a shocking tabloid headline that we a

. >> brand-new pics of that special girl lauren silverman's baby bump and $39,000 diamond bracelet giftsays play. she just landed in france after hammering out a $2 million divorce settlement, clearing her way for her love birds reunion with simon. ahe's ready to pop the question, he's not saying. the bbc asking -- >> you know if you're having a boy or girl? >> i'm not saying. >> coul does know this -- >> it's fine for me, yes. >> new video, "bachelor" star gia allemand in queens as we reveal shocking details about her suicide. the 29-year-old was reportedly on the phone with her mother when she hanged herself with a vacuum cord. one story saying her nba player boyfriend ryan anderson told her, "i don't love you anymore" only hours before. >> i've had the good, i've had the bad with, i'd had it all. >> gia in 2011, "people" magazine reporting anti-anxiety and sleeping pills found had her bathroom but no indication she abused them. >> happier news trending. we have details on baby north west's tv debut. >> the picture of kanye on kris jenner's talk show. it looks like they had a lot of f

. >> we just got a copy of the divorce between andrew and lauren silverman. she's is -- the woman who's pregnant with simon cowell's baby.

"the x factor" judge expected to be a dad, have a baby with lauren silverman. the source says the mom-to-be is still technically married to real estate mogul andrew silverman, who just happens to be a friend of simon's. >> did you get all that? >> an insider tells "us weekly" lauren is around ten weeks pregnant, and this happened after her marriage began to deteriorate. so simon is having a baby with a woman who is his friend's still wife. did you get all that? >> this is so weird and twisted. >> first child for simon. >> and wrong. >> well, who knows? you wonder if they're still friends. i guess all of that -- >> that don't make it less wrong. >> who knows? maybe he's like knock yourself out, simon. i don't know. >> i mean, to each his own but that's a little kind of twisted. if you ask me. it's a little twisted. >>> some good news here, remember randy travis, country superstar who was in the hospital, he had a stroke and he had a heart attack. kind of all at the same time he was being treated for one, the other one happened while he was being treated. anyway,

he's reportedly fathered a child with lauren silverman. soon to be mom is about three months along. cowell has not commented on the story. >>> warren buffett had a ball in the big apple last night at the favorite show, "breaking bad." the billionaire investor is such a super fan, he previously filmed a skit for a berkshire hathaway meeting featuring stare down with his favorite character, walter white. >> is warren buffett really as cool as he appears to be? >> he is getting cooler and cooler. >>> lindsay lohan's rehab stint is over. now they are recommending rehab to keep her on track. >>> bradley cooper, crystal bale and jennifer lawrence head up an all-star cast in a movie that opens auto christmas day. it will be a good one. >>> finally, george clooney has his eyes in the skies. the actor says he's using a spy satellite to track omar al bashir. clooney keeps a watch on the dictator's army and informs sudanese people on their movements. >> how much money do you make doing nespresso ads? >> he's doing a lot of world good will by spending it in a place that will help some folks. >>

andrew silverman was once identified as cowell's friend. was. >>> woody allen's turn as a pimp in fading gigolo is sparking major buzz. in the movie, he sets up dates for his one and only prostitute, john tuturo. ♪ it ain't over until i say it's over ♪ >>> eminem has returned to the spotlight in grand fashion. his new song "survival" is the featured track on the new "call of duty: ghosts." >>> nick punto celebrated his team's win with danny devito. the actor was totally stoked to meet the 5'9" infielder. he's often jokingly compared to devito by his teammates. >>> a new app called hey girl is turning web pages into ryan gosling's domain. with the click of a button, every picture is turned into a photo of the heartthrob actor. as if he needed more buzz out there. >> it's like the instant gratification button. just all of a sudden, i'm bored. boom! there's ryan gosling. >> that's like a million sales. >> and this "call of duty" thing. they spend more money to make these video games. it's no surprise eminem is getting involved and all stars, t

at a small airport trying to get his name removed from the divorce papers and asking silverman not ton silverman reuniting in france. >> friends, family and anderson, paying final respects to gia allemand theew york as it's revealed "bachelorette" star left a handwritten suicide note. indicating itort was found on her dining room simply saying "mom gets everything." >> unable to hold back the tears. >> he had a really big heart. california teen hannah anderson speaking for the first time about her ordeal, andmbering her mother brother on "the today show." >> the blue is for ethan and the pink's for my mom. interview shedding light the manelationship with who killed them. family friend james dimaggio and why she texted him the day he abducted her. him the address so he knew where he could get me. thank everyone who helped find me that. >> had my home town of san diego country,d, the whole for that matter. >> we are hours away from the tv of kim and kanye's baby north. are you surprised they're doing on kris' show? >> absolutely not. wanted to go out with a bang and this will get a lot

. >> ben silverman, the founder of pintere pinterest. like most entrepreneurs in the program, they realize not all ideas they're exposed to earlier in their life are the ones that are going to end up building the next great business. but ben learned a lot of lessons i think along the way. >> and became very valuable because he creates pinterest because he discovers what he was going to do wasn't a great idea. >> i have to jump in because you've been doing this for a while but you're seeing more and more vc firms engaging college students whether that be through student-run vc firms or fellowship programs. what's the broader strategy? is it trying to get access to the talent early on? >> i think so. i look at the number of accelerator accelerators, incubators, boot camps just in the last seven years and it's an exponential increase. the money that goes with them has also increased at the same rate. i think in general it's a very positive trend. more money for entrepreneurship is a good thing. start-ups face two critical programs. they hav

and to discuss the best policies for civilian officer interaction i was joined earlier by steve silverman executive director of lecture rights and i started off by asking him how they discovered that ackerman was fabricating the police report. this ackerman case was interesting because they simply found a discrepancy with the photograph apparently the officer claimed that. that they're pretty used flash photography in fact they were quickly able to look and see that this was not true so the officer was clearly lying and the days where police officers can get away with with this sorts of abuse and straight up lying those days are simply over because cameras are now everywhere now is this case unusual in the sense that the officer was called out on his report and for his lie it is unusual and a positive thing that the officer is being held to account for his actions all too often people will see video of police doing agree just things in the officer simply gets to be away on leave and ultimately retains his or her job in this case this is setting a very strong message and it's up to police

simon could youel confirmed news he is in fact expecting a child with new york socialite lauren silvermanhe's now proud to become a dad. >> it's something i haven't thought of before. now, i know, i feel good about it. it's a special girl. >> and also news on zane mallikc expo who is getting married. engaged to kerry edwards. as for the movie? well, it opens next friday. still ahead, she helped stop a school massacre. >> good thing you're just giving up, don't worry about it. >> the woman helped save lives of a lot of people. >> plus a twist in the kidnapping of a 16-year-old california girl. request being made by the family of the man who kidnapped her. >> and a new social web site where teenagers are talking about everything.2gb# what parents should know about >>> today we're learning about the gunman who threatened students and snaf a atlanta elementary school. >> you're going to hear 911 calls from a very brave woman talking him into surrendering. >> a frightening moment captured on the call. >> he just went outside started shooting. >> that is a book keeper who bravely talked the sh

new pics of the soon-to-be father on his jet skiing getaway far away from mom, lauren silverman. cowell a apparently held a top-secret summit with her husband, andrew, o on his way to france. the two battling over custody of her son in her reported prenup. the custody battle between usher and his ex-wife has been going along longer than anyone new. >> andt all exploded friday. usher had been asking a judge to lower child support payments ev before his son's scary pool incidedent. >> tameka foster posted this photo of little usher v in his hospital bed. it looks like he's getting better. it's good to s thi linay lohan all smiles, undergoing retail therapy in l.a. ts weend. >> looking no so happy in this new promo for oprah's exclusive t-down. >> i'm mown worst enemy. >> that airs sunday. this pic trending all weekend, lindsay's in shaq's arms after the two run into each other. the superstar telling "extra" about the moment. >> every time she gets made up, she's beautiful, but if she wasn't made up, she's still kinda hot. >> renee's joining me now,nd the usually wild teechoice awar

. >> the other thing islienation of affection with silverman to the husband becau he could file a wholearate lawsuit. gerri: would that be? >> alienation of affection. you took my wife. the medieval sort of standard, but it is possible. >> this is wt it will be. he will have some type of custodial parent's rights. albee's advocate. a legal standpoint, what he did disgusting. but she is obviously very currently. we will happen is you will pay a lot in child support over the minim guidelines. thehild should benefit. child care, nannies, cars, clothing. this child will not want for anything. trusts, college funds. gerri: what about her? >> she doesn't work. >> the point is, first of all, even though there is no fault divorce in new york, our conduct may obviously play into this. bu from the standpoint that don't see why we are prejudging hiand all of this negativism other than getting involved. she may embrace. he may whe we take care of this child. gerri: well -- >> she has that -- he has not denied. they used to travel together. come on. he honestly and the really bad plan and poor judgm

sources say there was no need to name him in the divorce papers that silverman was embarrassed.owell said he wants to keep the situation private but he does plan to provide for that child. >>> never before seen photos released of marilyn monroe with american troops during the korean war. the blonde bombshell meeting, greeting and performing for soldiers nearing the end of their time on the front line. heritage auctions is selling the historic pictures. the starting price? just $400. pretty neat. >> coming up next on the rundown, what you need to know before you leave the house including the latest on those airport delays caused by computer problems. >> it was almost a perfect game until there was a big mechanical mistake. ♪ do the kwrerbg -- do the jerk ♪ ♪ put on your ♪ put on your ♪ red dress [ female announcer ] the best thing about this bar it's not a candy bar. 130 calories 7 grams of protein the fiber one caramel nut protein bar. spwaes >> it is about two minutes till the top of the hour. before you leave the house here's what's happening today. mayhem at a town meeting in

. >> we just got a copy of the divorce between andrew and lauren silverman.

the x factor judge expecting a baby with lauren silverman.is said to be married to one of cowl's close friends. they have been unhappy for a while and divorce is in the works. >> you may want to grab your rain boots and umbrella depending where you live. >> mother nature about to drench a big portion of the country. maria molina has the latest. >> trying to get the afternoon run in we are expecting rainfall up and down the east coast to new york city. we could see the rain coming down with the current temperatures. we ha some of you waking up to temperatures in the 40s and even 50s out here. today a little warmer. you will remain in the 70s for many of you even in cleveland because that rain is moving in there's a lot of cloud cover. further west it will be blocked. further west across texas we are talking several inches of rain up and down the east coast. heather and pat at the ann we have -- patti ann look how much the departures in the city of atlanta. across the east coast and more of it on the way today. >> maria molina thank you so much

he is expecting a child with new york socialite lauren silverman who he called quote a special girl.ay recall simon was named in the divorce petition betweenn lauren and herp current husband. >> i didn't know that. you sneaky, sneaky. >> yeah. [ laughter ] all right. and new parents -- speaking of love fest new parents kim kardashian and can yes west will getting a pay day for the pictures of north west. kanye has decided to unveil the pictures on grandma kris jennifer's talk show friday. i've been holding my breath wondering. now my life can move on. you can watch the show.n wa >> it's amazing how much money they can get for the pictures thousands of dollars. crazy. >> i know, yes. >> we'll be right back with today's top stories.ries >> a live look outside on this wednesday morning. we'll check in with tucker barnes and talk about traffic as well with julie wright when we come back. >> 5:31 outside. welcome back. >> is it expwr we'll look at a map in a moment. it should be hot and summer, sum warm and summerrer day. upper 80s near 90 this afternoon with athreat of a shower or storm.

love these guys, myron, what's your -- and then his two assistants wouldn't tell us either, jordan silverman and judith hall. doesn't that raise red flags off the bad. >> i assume they are religious. >> devil woreshippers or something we need to know that. >> they are scholars. it's not relevant. >> bill: you would assume they are not religious. >> because they are ache deemna. academia i think being religious is the exception. >> bill: i don't know about that but they should certainly have been upfront and full disclosure is always good. what exactly did the study say? they looked at 63 other studies. 63 showed some scientific basis for saying intelligent people higher iq people are less likely to be religious. i looked at it ant kundert find any holes in it but it's soft science. >> what does that mean? soft science? >> how do you really major intelligence? and you look at some of the conclusions that they include in this thing. you know, why would this be? well, maybe more intelligent people get higher level jobs. they may have higher self-esteem and therefore they believe in more persona

there have been rumors for a while that he was having a child with socialite lauren silverman.about fatherhood. that very special girl is the wife of one of his friends. that's it for "early start." time for "new day." chris and kate, good morning. >> you say that so well with a straight face. >> just of the facts. >> we'll see you in a bit. >>> check the clock. it's almost top of the hour. that means on "new day" time for your top news. ♪ >>> breaking news. graphic footage just released. syria accused of using nerve gas on its own people. how will the u.s. respond? >>> grade school scare. children fleeing for their lives. new details this morning on the gunman and the hero administrator who talked him intoer is rendering. >>> tv exclusive. facebook's mark zuckerberg. his new revolutionary idea revealed right here on "new day." >> your "new day" starts right now. >> announcer: this is "new day" "new day" with chris cuomo, kate bolduan and michaela pereira. >> good morning, everybody. after today there is less work week ahead. that's all you need to know. welcome to "new day" t

in the announcement, silverman said we knew we needed an extraordinary actor to take on, d.c.ed about putting ben together with the superman character. i didn't know this -- affleck has previous experience as superhero. do you know this, he played daredevil in the 2003 film of the same name. which i did not see. affleck as batman. what do you think? >> i think fantastic. women everywhere are excited about this movie. >> ben affleck, he's done well. he's won a lot of respect from everybody. thumbs up. >> big thumbs up. yeah. so, how about brandi performing to 40 people. >> 40? 4-0? >> 40. a packed 90,000 stadium in south africa. supposed to be there as a surprise closing act for the mandela sports and culture day in south africa. however the crowd trickled out ahead of her performance. there were 40 people in the audience. she eventually walks off the stage. >> man, hope she finished the song out of respect to the 40 people there. >> amazing. 90,000 seat. 40 people. you can't blame her. >> vh-1, about the whole car accident she was involved in, killed a woman, years and years a

lexie silverman, who is 6 years old from highland park, chicago. >> my name is lexie.he "good morning america" forecaster. and today, it will be sunny. it will be maybe -- watch out for any poodles. back to you, ginger. >> poodles. and the hair like this. i have to steal some of your stuff. thank you, lexie. become our kid forecaster. >> you need a sidekick like that. cute dog. >> and the girl. >> either one of those, the ratings through the roof, guaranteed. thank you, ginger. >>> coming up here on "gma," usher and his ex-wife squaring off in a bitter child custody battle in court. reunited over their son's terrifying pool incident. and at the end, this surprising hug. what was behind this? >>> and coming up in pop, a sneak peek at the new pixar movie. i'm bringing you pop today, movie. i'm bringing you pop today, whether you like it or not. i rode across the atlantic. benh crossing an ocean with your body as the motor, it hurts. so i brought advil to help me stay strong during the toughest journey of my life. [ male announcer ] paul ridley had a choice of pain reliev

that's andrew silverman, her real estate developer husband. so i don't know which is true, hoda. i just work here. >> of course you do. but you know the news. what's weird is they all went on vacation together, which is always -- >> i have done that many times, hoda, and not come back pregnant with somebody else's baby. it is possible, even in today's world. sources told "u.s. weekly" -- >> "us weekly." >> oh, yeah. in the united states. i do that all the time with jill martin. u.s. to me means us. united nations -- i mean united states. lauren and andrew have been unhappy in their marriage for some time. and their divorce has been in the works for a while. >> yep. >> so of course we reached out to simon. >> yes, we did. and we got a big fat no comment. >> nothing, nada, which none of us would have expected anything different. he's usually a very private guy and said he'd never marry and -- >> he never wanted kids. >> having children, unless they can come fully grown at -- by the age -- at the age of 10. you know what he admits about himself in he says i'm all into me, i do what

lauren silverman, the married mother of simon cowell's baby, stepped out thursday for the first timeby bump underneath her dress. apparently in bridgehampton, new york. they talked with carol eisenberg, that would be her mother, she spoke to "the daily news dts when -- a day after it was revealed that her daughter, married to cowell's real estate buddy, was pregnant with a child, the tv star's child. she slammed any critics who are ripping her daughter as a gold digger. she says that's just not the case. my daughter is a wonderful girl. wonderful mother. people like to talk. all i have to say. sources in "the daily news" said simon assumed she was using birth control. and thought this was casual relationship, friend with benefits relationship. the pregnancy was not planned. he is feeling tricked according to sources in "the daily news." >> we'll leave that one alone. enough has been said about that situation. >>> let's talk about beyonce. she had an incredible performance in detroit home of motown. many of you know. she decided she was going to film, going to, sing a special song bec

online, by the way, talking about the baby he is expecting with his former friend's ex-wife, laura silvermanght now. i am proud to be a dad when asked about the baby. the first time he commented on the big baby news and shared his feelings about being a dad. good to see simon seems to be embracing it. why not? he's got a lot of things in life. having a kid may be a great thing. a blessing. >> changes a lot of men. maybe change him from grumpy simon to nicer. >> maybe won't be as mean on "x factor." there you go. "x factor." there you go. all my medical expenses, 't pay i looked at my options. then i got a medicare supplement insurance plan. [ male announcer ] if you're eligible for medicare, you may know it only covers about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. call now and find out about an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare supplement plans, it helps pick up some of what medicare doesn't pay. and could save you thousands in out-of-pocket costs. to me, relationships matter. i've been w